# Accident 19990530044729A: Nancng CJ6, Ocean City, MD, May 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1999, 12:50 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3103° N, 75.1181° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3103&lon=-75.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6 (registry code 05628VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCNG CJ6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530044729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING PRE-FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN THE PROP. WAS MOVED CHECKING FOR A HYDRAULIC LOCK. THE PROP. STRUCK THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SIDE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA047), May 30, 1999: Nanchang CJ-6A (N4MF), Ocean City, MD, no damage. Probable cause: Was the pilot leaving the magneto switch in the on position while hand rotating the propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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